1988 Lion Cup
1988 Lion Cup | |
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Countries | South Africa |
Date | 26 March – 30 July 1988 |
Champions | Western Province (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Northern Transvaal |
Matches played | 25 |
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The 1989 Lion Cup was the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa. This was the sixth edition of the Lion Cup.
Contents
Teams
All 26 South African provincial teams took part in this competition. They were ranked as follows:[1]
1988 Lion Cup teams | ||||
Ranking | Team | |||
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1 | Transvaal | |||
2 | Northern Transvaal | |||
3 | Western Province | |||
4 | Free State | |||
5 | Eastern Province | |||
6 | Northern Free State | |||
7 | Far North | |||
8 | Boland | |||
9 | Western Province League | |||
10 | South Western Districts | |||
11 | Vaal Triangle | |||
12 | Western Transvaal | |||
13 | Northern Natal | |||
14 | South West Africa | |||
15 | North Eastern Cape | |||
16 | Natal | |||
17 | Eastern Free State | |||
18 | Border | |||
19 | North Western Cape | |||
20 | Stellaland | |||
21 | Eastern Transvaal | |||
22 | South Eastern Transvaal | |||
23 | Griqualand West | |||
24 | Lowveld | |||
25 | South African Rugby Association | |||
26 | Winelands |
Competition
This competition was a knock-out competition. The four teams ranked 23 to 26 played each other in the Qualifying Round with the two winners advancing to Round One, where they joined the teams ranked 9 to 22. These sixteen teams played in eight matches, with the winners advancing to Round Two, where the top 8 ranked teams will join. In Round Two, the sixteen remaining teams would be reduced to eight and would be followed by the Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals and the Final.
Fixtures and Results
The draw for Round One and Round Two were made on 25 February,[1][2][3] The Quarter Final draw was made on 3 May[4] and the Semi-Final draw on 28 May.[5]
Qualifying Round
12 March 1988 | South African Rugby Association | 19–24 | Lowveld | Port Elizabeth | ||
Report[6] |
19 March 1988 | Winelands | 15–38 | Griqualand West | Kimberley | ||
Report[7][8] |
Round One
26 March 1988 | Border | 10–16 | Vaal Triangle | |||
Report[9] |
26 March 1988 | Eastern Free State | 12–55 | Natal | Bethlehem | ||
Report[9] |
26 March 1988 | Eastern Transvaal | 15–7 | North Eastern Cape | |||
Report[9] |
26 March 1988 | Griqualand West | 10–13 | South West Africa | Kimberley | ||
Report[9] |
26 March 1988 | Lowveld | 31–24 | Northern Natal | |||
Report[9] |
26 March 1988 | North Western Cape | 15–25 | South Western Districts | Upington | ||
Report[10] [9] |
26 March 1988 | South Eastern Transvaal | 18–3 | Western Province League | Witbank | ||
Report[9] |
26 March 1988 | Stellaland | 9–49 | Western Transvaal | Lichtenburg | ||
Report[9] |
Bye/s: Boland, Eastern Province, Far North, Free State, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province |
Round Two
23 April 1988 | Eastern Transvaal | 15–49 | Northern Transvaal | Spring | ||
Report[11] |
23 April 1988 | Lowveld | 12–24 | Far North | Nelspruit | ||
Report[11] |
23 April 1988 | Natal | 29–16 | Free State | Durban | ||
Report[11] |
23 April 1988 | South Eastern Transvaal | 12–37 | Transvaal | Witbank | ||
Report[11] |
23 April 1988 | South West Africa | 21–24 | Western Province | Windhoek | ||
[12] |
23 April 1988 | South Western Districts | 15–20 | Boland | Riversdale | ||
Report[13] |
23 April 1988 | Vaal Triangle | 9–12 | Northern Free State | Sasolburg | ||
Report[11] |
23 April 1988 | Western Transvaal | 33–13 | Eastern Province | Potchefstroom | ||
Report[11][14] |
Quarter Finals
28 May 1988 | Far North | 13–19 | Northern Transvaal | Pietersburg | ||
Report[15] |
28 May 1988 | Natal | 17–13 | Transvaal | Durban | ||
Report[16] |
28 May 1988 | Western Province | 40–12 | Boland | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Report[17] |
28 May 1988 | Western Transvaal | 18–15 | Northern Free State | Potchefstroom | ||
Report[18] |
Semi-Finals
9 July 1988 | Northern Transvaal | 50–0 | Natal | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Report[19] |
9 July 1988 | Western Province | 54–3 | Western Transvaal | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Report[20] |
Final
30 July 1988 | Northern Transvaal | 12–24 | Western Province | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Report[21] |
See also
- 1988 Currie Cup Division A
- 1988 Currie Cup Division B
- 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
- 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
References
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